POPE FRANCIS, PRESIDENT TRUMP EXCHANGE GIFTS

President Donald Trump and Pope Francis are exchanging gifts after a private meeting. Trump and Francis met privately for about 30 minutes Wednesday morning at the Vatican. Pope Francis gave the president copies of his three main teaching documents as parting gifts, as he typically does for visiting heads of state. The red leather-bound booklets to some degree define his papacy and priorities. Some of the main themes contained in them contrast sharply with Trump’s policies and campaign promises, particularly concerning approaches to the environment and income inequality. Trump’s gift for Francis was wrapped in a big blue box. The president said he was delivering “books from Martin Luther King.” /